Today, some colleges and universities are evolving their library into digital environment. Since we are living in the Information Age, most college students would rather use the Internet than card catalogue when doing their school papers. According to the University of Texas librarians, they believed that the digital library is very flexible and easy to use. That is because in the past, students would check books in and out and the librarians would have to work hard to put these books back to where they belong. This time, there would be no book stacks and students could just surf the internet or database to look for all the information they need.
It seems that it is a great idea that the library is transforming into digital library because most students do not use the library books to research for their papers and they want more spaces for their studies. So, the plan is to empty the books and place the computers on the shelves and add some comfortable couches. On the contrast, some people think that throwing the books away is not good idea. They believe that people should to do "the old fashioned way" to find specific information for their research papers instead of "googling" the information. Also, some librarians are concerned because students could become lazy and they would rely on using the Internet more than using the traditional paper books to find information. Today, people are concerned if they have made the right decision to turn it into digital library or they should have kept it the way it was before.
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